[obol] Highlights from Pacific City's Birding & Blues Festival

[David Bailey]

In February of 1985 I saw a PRAIRIE FALCON near the Tillamook airport on 
a trip I was leading. Jim Johnson was also there. This is the only other 
record of Prairie Falcon of which I am aware for Tilla Co., though it 
would not surprise me to learn that there are additional.

David

David C. Bailey
Seaside, Oregon

> *Subject: Highlights from Pacific City's Birding & Blues Festival*
> From: "Paul T. Sullivan" <ptsulliv AT spiritone.com>
> Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:48:21 -0800
> OBOL:
>
> Pacific City held it's 5th Annual Birding & Blues Festival this weekend.  It 
> included a bus field trip of the Three Capes Scenic Route on Friday, then 
> shorter field trips to the Nestucca Bay NWR, Wahlen Island/Clay Myers St. 
> Pk., Neskowin Marsh and other local spots.
>
> Highlight sightings included:
>
> Harlequin Duck - Netarts Bay, Friday
> Peregrine Falcon - Bayocean Spit, Friday
> White-tailed Kites - Sand Lake, Friday
> numerous Bald Eagles - Friday
>
> EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE (3) - Neskowin, Saturday
> Western Bluebirds - Neskowin, Saturday & Nestucca Bay NWR, Saturday
> Semidi population of Aleutian Cackling Geese - N of Pacific City
> Pygmy Owl - Nestucca Bay NWR, Saturday
> Turkey Vulture - Nestucca Bay NWR, Saturday   --> First of season
> PRAIRIE FALCON - Nestucca Bay NWR, Saturday  --> Rare (First?) for Tillamook 
> county
> Red-shouldered Hawk - Wahlen Is, Saturday
>
> Excellent talks on the Zoo, Albatrosses, and Marbled Murrelets.
>
> 'Twas a great weekend.  Thanks to the folks who made it possible.
>
> Paul T. Sullivan